悦读教材高一英语译林牛津版必修2unit1thetalesoftheunexpalined含答案.docxVIP

Unit 1 The Tales of the unexpalinedUFOs不明飞行物Britain released 35 previously classified files documenting sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the military and members of the public dating back to the 1950s.英国解密了35份军方和民众提供的有关不明飞行物(UFO)见闻的绝密档案，这些见闻最早可追溯至上世纪50年代。　The files contain around 8,500 pages which mainly cover the period from 1997 to 2005 and include photographs, drawings and descriptions of flying saucer sightings, as well as letters the Ministry of Defense(MoD) sent eyewitnesses in response to their accounts.此次解密的档案约有8500页，主要来自1997年至2005年期间，包括UFO相关照片、图画、飞碟的文字描述以及英国国防部对目击者的答复信件。Policemen, a soldier, a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and members of the public report sightings of objects including a ＂chewy min-shaped solid craft＂ and aerial objects resembling a ＂ring＂, a ＂jellyfish＂ and a ＂silver voile spin top＂.　目击者包括警察、士兵、空军军官以及普通民众。有人声称见到＂薄荷糖形状的坚实飞行器＂，还有人称发现＂指环＂＂水母＂状的不明飞行物，顶部还有＂银纱＂环绕。In one account a man said he believed he had been ＂abducted＂ by aliens in October 1998 after seeing an unidentified craft hover over his London home and finding he had gained an hour of time in the process.　在某起事件中，一名英国男子称，他曾在1998年10月看到一架不明飞行物在他伦敦家中的上空盘旋，随后便遭外星人＂绑架＂，事后发现自己＂又回到一个小时前＂。＂It was a large cigar-shaped vehicle with big projectiles on each side like wings,＂ he told the MoD.他告诉英国国防部：＂那是一个巨型的雪茄形状的飞船，两边各有一个机翼状推进器。＂＂It seemed to have two very bright lights at the front and a whitelight flashing round and round underneath… As you can imagine, I felt quite shaken.＂＂飞碟前端好像发出两道亮光，一道白光围绕底部来回旋转闪个不停。你可以想象一下，我都吓呆了。＂The MoD wrote to the man informing him that the object was probably an airship, adding that the time he had gained was probably the result of the clocks being put back one hour on the night of his close encounter.　国防部给这名男子回信称，他看到的可能是一艘飞艇，至于时间停滞，可能是当晚他不小心碰到手表，将手表调慢了一个小时。　Another file released by the National Archives reveals how the RAF was inundated with calls one morning in 1967 after residents of southern England awoke to find six small beeping UFOs lying in a